Last week, the Duchess of Cornwall visited the United Arab Emirates along with Prince Charles as part of a royal tour of the Middle East. While there, the couple had over 50 meetings and events promoting religious tolerance and women's rights; Charles even participated in a traditional sword dance in Oman! But the real highlight of the trip was Camilla's security detail, an all-female task force featuring five members of the UAE's presidential guard.

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According to the Daily Mail, this is "the first time that any member of the British Royal Family has been given an all-women security detail," and Shaima al Kaabi, Basima al Kaabi, Nisreen al Hamawi, Salama al Remeithi, and Hannan al Hatawi were handpicked for the occasion.

Not only are the guards trained in the martial arts, but their hijabs and abayas also concealed weapons, should there be a need to use them.

"It is quite extraordinary to have them," said Camilla of the team. "I have never had four women looking after me [and] they are the most incredible women. The first one had climbed Everest. I said, 'How long did it take?' and she said 16 days! It's quite remarkable."

See a photo of the powerful women here, then click over to the Clarence House Instagram to see additional highlights from the trip.